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Police 100
Hatzolah AND Ambulance 101 or 1221
Fire 102


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Misc. Reviews
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Activities

Jerusalem Area

Begin Museum- outside the Old City
Caliber 3- Shooting Range in Gush Etzion
Ramparts Walk- on top of the Old City walls
Tzomet Institute - Alon Shvut
Kotel Tunnel Tours/Old City Jewish and/or Muslim Quarter Tours (PM satturn if you want a private tour)
Old City Jewish and Muslim Quarter Tours (pm @satturn )
Churva/Ramban
Machon Hamikdash
Burnt house
Gichon
4 Sephardi Shuls
Old Yishuv Court
Shiloach/Gichon


2048 - Tlv - Incredible fun experience! Active Activities in each room. cool team game, electrifying, challenging and especially fun!
Time Elevator in Jerusalem- Don't waste your time.
City of David (Ir David)-Amazing-you must take a tour to fully understand the site.
Segway tour-interesting way to waste a few hrs-NOT an absolute must do
Biking - Beatiful trails in the valleys outside of the city. PM Drago if interested.
http://tmsifting.org/en/visitor-and-volunteer-information/
https://www.patbamelach.com/
https://www.galita.co.il/en
Yad Vashem
Martef Hashoah - Kever Dovid
Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
Bibical Zoo/Aquarium/Ein Yael
Tax Museum
Gush Katif Museum
Science Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
Underground prisoners
Kneset /Rose Garden/Bird watching
Shuk Machane Yehuda - Kever of Gerrer Rebbes
Mearat Tzidkiyahu/Rockefeller Museum
Belz Shul
Har Hatzofim
Har Hazeisim
Har Hamenuchos
Ammunition Hill
CHaggall Windows @ Haddasa
Chutzot HaYotzer/Park Teddy
Great Syn/Jewish Art Museum
National Library
Supreme Court
Jclay
Mamila
Gan Sacher - sports fields, picniking, exercise equpment, amazing huge kids climbing area

Tel Aviv/Center

Blind or Deaf Museum in Cholon- Blind, amazing. Deaf, good. Prior reservation needed.
Hagana Museum in Tel Aviv--15NIS per adult; students free; a bit disjointed and kind of fake acting in the videos, but mostly very interesting and educational.
Bullet Factory in Rechovot

Beit Shemesh to Modiin area (Jerusalem Corridor)

Escape the Machsan escape room (Rechov Nachal Sorek)
Stalactite caves
Renting bikes or the ezraider scooters for the Britannia/Adulam parks
Agrocafe coffee workshop
Several wineries in the area
Lots of towns from first Beit Hamikdash period in Adulam and nearby, worth getting a guide.
Caves from bar kochva period in Adulam
H/T Drago
Mini Israel- Love it or hate it
Latrun Tank Museum - Mini Israel
Slifkin's Tanach Museum
Park Rabin - hiking...
Park Begin - hiking...
Park Modiin -- great for kids
Derech Burma

North

"My Baby - Kids' Airport" - amusement park, mostly indoors, awesome for the entire family. Bowling, wall climbing that all ages can enjoy, bungee jumping, bumper carts, carousels, huge swings, Space Jump, tons, 2 huge buildings. Located in Kfar Yasif, Yarka. Near highways 70 & 85. https://www.mybaby.co.il/about
Kfar Kedem - https://www.k-k.co.il/?lang=en
Rosh Hanikra- Way up north

Golan Heights

Bereshit Apple processing center
Tel Dan nature reserve (similiar to Banias Waterfall -slightly easier & toddler friendly)
Banias Waterfall
Nimrod's Fortress in the Golan
Kayaking down the Jordan River
Mount Hermon Ski Lift
Mount Bental Overlook/Bunkers
Golan Heights Winery
Yehudiya Nature Reserve Hiking

South

Nachal Dragot (aka Darja)- an intense hike near the Dead Sea
Sunrise tour of Masada, Ein Gedi, and Dead Sea aprx $70

Good summary of many hikes:
http://hikingintheholyland.com/

FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

Separate Beaches - AS OF 2022!
The suitability of the area around the separate beach area varies.

Separate Areas for Men and Women:
Tveria - Kinar Hotel
Tveria - Chof Menachem
Tveria - near Chamei Tveria
Yam Hamelach - International Beach
Yam Hamelach - Chamei Zohar

Men: Mon, Wed, Fri - Women: Sun, Tues, Thurs
Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
Netanya - Kiryat Sanz
Rishon Letzion
Tel Aviv - Sheraton

Men: Tues, Fri - Women: Mon, Weds
Nahariya

Switches bet Mornings (7a-1p) and Afternoons (1p-7p)
Chadera '
Men Morning: Sun, tues, thurs  - afternoon: Mon, wed, fri
Women Morning: Mon, Weds, Fri - Afternoon: Sun, Tues, Thurs
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11960 on: May 29, 2023, 03:46:10 PM »
Capital change by the mir will give you basically the rate. There are a couple of other ones there as well

Google says today's rate is 3.73, but I only got 3.68 at Capital by the Mir. Don't know if anyplace else gives better.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11961 on: May 30, 2023, 03:18:41 PM »
And once I'm posting, what's my best bet for a men's separate beach near Yerushalayim for Friday? Bonus points if there's a nearby mixed beach area that girls could go to in coverups. Even better if there's a men's beach with an adjacent separate women's beach, but from what I gather that only exists in Yam HaMelach, which we don't want, and a few other places too far from Yerushalayim for a Friday.
Ashdod. Bat Yam. Mens only AKAIK
Tel Aviv Sheraton. Theres mixed beaches nearby. Not accesable by public trans.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11963 on: May 31, 2023, 10:49:45 AM »
Ashdod. Bat Yam. Mens only AKAIK
Tel Aviv Sheraton. Theres mixed beaches nearby. Not accesable by public trans.

on second thought, I seem to remember that there may be what you want for your girls @ ashdod

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11964 on: June 04, 2023, 03:03:55 AM »
Any mehadrin restaurant recommendations in Tel Aviv?
I will be staying at Abraham Hostel.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11965 on: June 04, 2023, 04:12:14 AM »
Any mehadrin restaurant recommendations in Tel Aviv?
I will be staying at Abraham Hostel.

@ad120  Please define what you mean by mehadrin.
We will all try to help you, but if you mean Eida when you say mehadrin and we recomend a Machpud place, we didn't help you at all

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11966 on: June 04, 2023, 07:53:33 AM »
Added info on seperate beaches to the wiki

Separate Beaches
The suitability of the area around the separate beach area varies.


Separate Areas for Men and Women:
Tveria - Kinar Hotel
Tveria - Chof Menachem
Tveria - near Chamei Tveria
Yam Hamelach - International Beach
Yam Hamelach - Chamei Zohar

Men: Mon, Wed, Fri - Women: Sun, Tues, Thurs
Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
Netanya - Kiryat Sanz
Rishon Letzion
Tel Aviv - Sheraton

Men: Tues, Fri - Women: Mon, Weds
Nahariya

Switches bet Mornings (7a-1p) and Afternoons (1p-7p)
Chadera
Men Morning: Sun, tues, thurs  - afternoon: Mon, wed, fri
Women Morning: Mon, Weds, Fri - Afternoon: Sun, Tues, Thurs
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11967 on: June 04, 2023, 08:31:22 AM »
I've also added the following to the wiki.
They may have all been mentioned on the thread in the past - but who can read through 600! pages

Jerusalem:
Yad Vashem
Martef Hashoah - Kever Dovid
Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
Bibical Zoo/Aquarium/Ein Yael
Tax Museum
Gush Katif Museum
Science Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
Underground prisoners
Kneset /Rose Garden/Bird watching
Shuk Machane Yehuda - Kever of Gerrer Rebbes
Mearat Tzidkiyahu/Rockefeller Museum
Belz Shul
Har Hatzofim
Har Hazeisim
Har Hamenuchos
Ammunition Hill
CHaggall Windows @ Haddasa
Chutzot HaYotzer/Park Teddy
Great Syn/Jewish Art Museum
National Library
Supreme Court
Jclay
Mamila
Churva/Ramban
Machon Hamikdash
Burnt house
Gichon
4 Sephardi Shuls
Old Yishuv Court
Shiloach/Gichon

Tel Aviv/Center:

Beit Shemesh area:
Latrun Tank Museum
Slifkin's Tanach Museum
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11968 on: June 04, 2023, 09:15:44 AM »
@ad120  Please define what you mean by mehadrin.
We will all try to help you, but if you mean Eida when you say mehadrin and we recomend a Machpud place, we didn't help you at all
I eat machpud

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11969 on: June 04, 2023, 09:24:15 AM »
I eat machpud

There's Lechem basar and cafe cafe

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11970 on: June 04, 2023, 12:17:10 PM »
There's Lechem basar and cafe cafe
Is it near Abraham Hostel TLV?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11971 on: June 04, 2023, 12:25:06 PM »
Is it near Abraham Hostel TLV?
Nope

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11972 on: June 04, 2023, 03:02:53 PM »
what is the consensus on whether to get travel insurance for a family trip to eretz yisroel? say it's a 3 week trip, family of 8. what does it depend on? any insight would be helpful. (such as-when my daughter's school required it for her trip, i found the best rates at berkshire hathaway

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11973 on: June 04, 2023, 03:07:40 PM »
what is the consensus on whether to get travel insurance for a family trip to eretz yisroel? say it's a 3 week trip, family of 8. what does it depend on? any insight would be helpful. (such as-when my daughter's school required it for her trip, i found the best rates at berkshire hathaway
You mean medical insurance? Or just covering delayed flights / lost luggage?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11974 on: June 04, 2023, 04:14:05 PM »
what is the consensus on whether to get travel insurance for a family trip to eretz yisroel? say it's a 3 week trip, family of 8. what does it depend on? any insight would be helpful. (such as-when my daughter's school required it for her trip, i found the best rates at berkshire hathaway

For medical and assuming your current coverage doesn't already include it, I think it's a must. What would you do if c'v someone needs something, it can be quite costly.
If you're covered anyway then it's just more convenient, depends on the cost.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11975 on: June 04, 2023, 06:52:00 PM »
I see a new tunnel tour being advertised called Great Bridge Route. Any experience how this compares to the original tour that they call Great Stone Route?

Also, any feedback on Journey to Jerusalem and Chain of Generations Center by the same organization that runs the tunnel tours?

https://english.thekotel.org/attractions_category/western-wall-tunnels-sites/

Anyone know?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11976 on: June 04, 2023, 07:02:36 PM »
These two things are really nice:
Tel Aviv - https://www.tlv2048.com/en Loads of Fun (not for little kids)
Yerushalyim - https://www.gocarisrael.com/

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11977 on: June 05, 2023, 05:03:53 PM »
You mean medical insurance? Or just covering delayed flights / lost luggage?
I guess either of these. What do you do? Which company is best?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11978 on: June 06, 2023, 05:24:00 AM »
I guess either of these. What do you do? Which company is best?
Squaremouth.com

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #11979 on: June 07, 2023, 10:06:50 AM »
whats the easiest way to get a card for the light-rail train? Would need a few cards or can swipe one a few times for numerous passengers?
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